Umbrella drip-cup.



No. 703,823. Patented July I, I902.

P. w. PRAY.

. UMBRELLA DRIP 0UP.

[Applicatioh filed Feb. 0, 1902.

(No Model.)

UNITED. STATES ATENT FFIQEQ UMBRELLA DRIP-CUP.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 703,823, dated July 1,1902. Application filed February 6 1902. Serial No. 92,807. (No model.)

T0 (115 whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILANDER W. PRAY, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California,have invented an Improvement in Drip-Cups for Umbrellas; and I herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear,- and exact description of thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in umbrella attachments intended tocatch and hold the drip from the umbrella when the latter has beenclosed and inverted.

It consists of a flared mouth adapted to pass over the end of the rod,said receptacle having an annular series of inwardly and downwardlyprojecting spring members, said members curving outwardly at their endsand adapted to bear against the rod on all sides and retain thereceptacle or cup in position.

The invention comprises details which will be more fully set forthhereinafter, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 shows asectional View of my improved drip-cup. Fig. 2 showsspring for holding the drip-cup to umbrella-rod.

A represents a cup of suitable size and with its main body portionpreferably oval in form and its upper edge provided with a curvedfunnel-shaped flange 2.

The end of the cup terminates-in a projection 3, of steel or othersuitable hard metal.

The bottom of the interior of the cup has a recess 4, which offers asuitable seat for the end of the umbrella-rod 5.

The cup is retained in place on the rod by means of a tubular convergingseries of inwardly-proj ectin g springs 6, which are adapted to pressagainst the rod, as shown. These springs have their ends curved againoutwardly toward the walls of the cup, as shown at 7, so that no prongsor edges are offered on which the ferrule of the rod may catch.Accordingly this cup may be easily slipped on or off, and byroason ofthe shape or length of the springs the cup is adapted for any size orstyle of umbrella-rod.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-- A detachable drip-cup for umbrellas consistingof a metal receptacle adapted to slip on over the end of anumbrella=rod, an exterior projection of reduced diameter on the lowerend of the cup, an enlarged, outwardlyfiared, funnel-like flange on theupper portion of said cup, a recess in the bottom of said cup in whichtheumbrella-rod is adapted to seat and an annular series of curvedsprings having one end secured to the interior of the cup, the middleportion adapted to bear upon the umbrella-rod and their other endsunsecured and extending below their point of attachment.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

PHILANDER W. PRAY. Witnesses:

S. H. NoURsE, J EssIE O. BRODIE.

